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Elizabeth Spiers said it was coming: a redesign of the New York Observer, one that returned the paper to its roots. You know, where "you figure out who the sacred cows are who need to be eviscerated and you do it."

The gem of the group, however, is Aaron Gell's long, detailed tale about "editorial boy wonder" Maer Roshan. Gell, who worked as executive editor of Roshan's trice-failed Radar, strips away the myth and reports on the man, flaws and all.

"Despite his editing prowess (he is amazing with structure and narrative), he types with two fingers and often leaves caps-lock on by mistake," Gell writes. "He has yet to master the technical nuances of website bookmarking, and typically checks his own sites by typing in the U.R.L."